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Streamwise Corners with Curvature Independent of Streamwise Distance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

W.H. Barclay  and
A.H. Ridha
W.H. Barclay
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College, London
A.H. Ridha
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College, London
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Summary

A two parameter approximate solution is presented for the flow along a streamwise corner having large, possibly infinite, curvature in its region of transition between the two quarter infinite planes which form its asymptotes. The two parameters are the angle between the asymptotes and a quantity proportional to the ratio of the local two-dimensional boundary layer thickness and the radius of curvature of the corner at the symmetry plane. Relative to the corner of infinite curvature (sharp corner) a finite curvature always tends to modify the solution towards that for a flat plate. This implies that for corner angles less than 180° the corner layer thickness in the symmetry plane is less than that for the sharp corner of the same angle and the shear stress is higher, the converse holding for angles greater than 180°. The flow in planes normal to the free stream direction is rather complex and typically there is a reversal in its direction within the symmetry plane.

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Research Article
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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 32 , Issue 4 , November 1981 , pp. 319 - 337
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1981

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